| slovo | definícia |
league
(mass) | league
- zväz, zväz |
league
(encz) | league,liga Pavel Machek; Giza |
league
(encz) | league,ligový Zdeněk Brož |
league
(encz) | league,spolek Zdeněk Brož |
league
(encz) | league,svaz Zdeněk Brož |
League
(gcide) | League \League\ (l[=e]g), n. [Cf. OE. legue, lieue, a measure of
length, F. lieue, Pr. lega, legua, It. & LL. lega, Sp. legua,
Pg. legoa, legua; all fr. LL. leuca, of Celtic origin: cf.
Arm. leo, lev (perh. from French), Ir. leige (perh. from
English); also Ir. & Gael. leac a flag, a broad, flat stone,
W. llech, -- such stones having perh. served as a sort of
milestone (cf. Cromlech).]
1. A measure of length or distance, varying in different
countries from about 2.4 to 4.6 English statute miles of
5,280 feet each, and used (as a land measure) chiefly on
the continent of Europe, and in the Spanish parts of
America. The marine league of England and the United
States is equal to three marine, or geographical, miles of
6080 feet each.
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Note: The English land league is equal to three English
statute miles. The Spanish and French leagues vary in
each country according to usage and the kind of
measurement to which they are applied. The Dutch and
German leagues contain about four geographical miles,
or about 4.6 English statute miles.
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2. A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of
a league. [Obs.]
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League
(gcide) | League \League\ (l[=e]g), n. [F. ligue, LL. liga, fr. L. ligare
to bind; cf. Sp. liga. Cf. Ally a confederate, Ligature.]
1. An alliance or combination of two or more nations,
parties, organizations, or persons, for the accomplishment
of a purpose which requires a continued course of action,
as for mutual defense, or for furtherance of commercial,
religious, or political interests, etc.
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And let there be
'Twixt us and them no league, nor amity. --Denham.
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2. Specifically: (Sports) An association of sports teams that
establishes rules of play, decides questions of membership
in the league, and organizes matches between the member
teams. In some cases a sports league is called a
conference, as in the National Football Conference.
[PJC]
Note: A league may be offensive or defensive, or both;
offensive, when the parties agree to unite in attacking
a common enemy; defensive, when they agree to a mutual
defense of each other against an enemy.
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The Holy League, an alliance of Roman Catholics formed in
1576 by influence of the Duke of Guise for the exclusion
of Protestants from the throne of France.
Solemn League and Covenant. See Covenant,2.
The land league, an association, organized in Dublin in
1879, to promote the interests of the Irish tenantry, its
avowed objects being to secure fixity of tenure, fair
rent, and free sale of the tenants' interest. It was
declared illegal by Parliament, but vigorous prosecutions
have failed to suppress it.
Syn: Alliance; confederacy; confederation; coalition;
combination; compact; cooperation.
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League
(gcide) | League \League\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leagued; p. pr. & vb. n.
Leaguing.] [Cf. F. se liguer. See 2d League.]
To unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual
support; to confederate. --South.
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League
(gcide) | League \League\, v. t.
To join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint purpose;
to combine; to unite; as, common interests will league
heterogeneous elements.
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league
(wn) | league
n 1: an association of sports teams that organizes matches for
its members [syn: league, conference]
2: an association of states or organizations or individuals for
common action
3: an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3
miles)
v 1: unite to form a league |
LEAGUE
(bouvier) | LEAGUE, measure. A league is a measure of length, which consists of three
geographical miles. The jurisdiction of the United States extends into the
sea a marine league. See Acts of Congress of June 5, 1794; 1 Story's L. U.
S. 352; and April 20, 1818, 3 Story's L. U. S. 1694; 1 Wait's State Papers,
195. Vide Cannon Shot.
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LEAGUE
(bouvier) | LEAGUE, crim. law, contracts. In criminal law, a league is a conspiracy to
do an unlawful act. The term is but little used.
2. In contracts it is applied to agreements between states. Leagues
between states are of several kinds. 1st. Leagues offensive and defensive,
by which two or more nations agree not only to defend each other, but to
carry on war against their common enemies. 2d. Defensive, but not offensive,
obliging each to defend the other against any foreign invasion. 3d. Leagues
of simple amity, by which one contracts not to invade, injure, or offend the
other; this usually includes the liberty of mutual commerce and trade, and
the safe guard of merchants and traders in each others dominion. Bac. Ab.
Prerogative, D 4. Vide Confederacy; Conspiracy; Peace; Truce; War.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
colleague
(mass) | colleague
- kolega |
colleagues
(mass) | colleagues
- kolegovia |
majorleague
(mass) | major-league
- prvá liga |
beleaguer
(encz) | beleaguer,obléhat v: Zdeněk Brož |
beleaguered
(encz) | beleaguered,obléhaný Jaroslav Šedivý |
bush league
(encz) | bush league,druhá liga [amer.] Pavel Cvrčekbush league,venkovský [amer.] Pavel Cvrček |
colleague
(encz) | colleague,kolega [male] colleague,kolegyně [female] |
colleagues
(encz) | colleagues,kolegové Zdeněk Brož |
football league
(encz) | football league, n: |
hockey league
(encz) | hockey league,hokejová liga n: Zdeněk Brož |
in league
(encz) | in league, adj: |
ivy league
(encz) | Ivy League,osm nejstarších a nejváženějších amerických univerzit z
východního pobřeží Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Cornell,
Dartmouth, Brown, Pennsylvania Petr Prášek |
league together
(encz) | league together,sjednotit v: Zdeněk Brož |
leaguer
(encz) | leaguer, |
leagues
(encz) | leagues,ligy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
little league
(encz) | Little League, |
little leaguer
(encz) | little leaguer, n: |
little-league team
(encz) | little-league team, n: |
major league
(encz) | major league,první liga luke |
major leaguer
(encz) | major leaguer, n: |
major leagues
(encz) | Major Leagues, |
major-league
(encz) | major-league,první liga n: [sport.] luke |
major-league club
(encz) | major-league club,prvoligový klub n: [sport.] Ivan Masár |
major-league team
(encz) | major-league team,prvoligový tím n: [sport.] Ivan Masár |
minor league
(encz) | minor league,třetí liga n: Zdeněk Brož |
minor leaguer
(encz) | minor leaguer, n: |
minor-league
(encz) | minor-league,třetí liga n: Zdeněk Brož |
minor-league club
(encz) | minor-league club, n: |
minor-league team
(encz) | minor-league team, n: |
Beleaguer
(gcide) | Beleaguer \Be*lea"guer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beleaguered; p.
pr. & vb. n. Beleaguering.] [D. belegeren (akin to G.
belagern, Sw. bel[aum]gra, Dan. beleire); pref. be- = E. be-
+ leger bed, camp, army, akin to E. lair. See Lair.]
To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to
besiege; to blockade.
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The wail of famine in beleaguered towns. --Longfellow.
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Syn: To block up; environ; invest; encompass.
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Beleaguered
(gcide) | Beleaguer \Be*lea"guer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beleaguered; p.
pr. & vb. n. Beleaguering.] [D. belegeren (akin to G.
belagern, Sw. bel[aum]gra, Dan. beleire); pref. be- = E. be-
+ leger bed, camp, army, akin to E. lair. See Lair.]
To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to
besiege; to blockade.
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The wail of famine in beleaguered towns. --Longfellow.
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Syn: To block up; environ; invest; encompass.
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Beleaguerer
(gcide) | Beleaguerer \Be*lea"guer*er\, n.
One who beleaguers.
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Beleaguering
(gcide) | Beleaguer \Be*lea"guer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beleaguered; p.
pr. & vb. n. Beleaguering.] [D. belegeren (akin to G.
belagern, Sw. bel[aum]gra, Dan. beleire); pref. be- = E. be-
+ leger bed, camp, army, akin to E. lair. See Lair.]
To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to
besiege; to blockade.
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The wail of famine in beleaguered towns. --Longfellow.
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Syn: To block up; environ; invest; encompass.
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Colleague
(gcide) | Colleague \Col"league\ (k[o^]l"l[=e]g), n. [F. coll[`e]gue, L.
collega one chosen at the same time with another, a partner
in office; col- + legare to send or choose as deputy. See
Legate.]
A partner or associate in some civil or ecclesiastical office
or employment. It is never used of partners in trade or
manufactures.
Syn: Helper; assistant; coadjutor; ally; associate;
companion; confederate.
[1913 Webster]Colleague \Col*league"\ (k[o^]l*l[=e]g"), v. t. & i.
To unite or associate with another or with others. [R.]
--Shak.
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Colleagueship
(gcide) | Colleagueship \Col"league*ship\, n.
Partnership in office. --Milton.
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Epworth League
(gcide) | Epworth League \Ep"worth League\
A religious organization of Methodist young people, founded
in 1889 at Cleveland, Ohio, and taking its name from John
Wesley's birthplace, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England.
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Hanseatic league
(gcide) | Hanse \Hanse\, n. [G. hanse, or F. hanse (from German), OHG. &
Goth. hansa; akin to AS. h[=o]s band, troop.]
An association; a league or confederacy.
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Hanse towns (Hist.), certain commercial cities in Germany
which associated themselves for the protection and
enlarging of their commerce. The confederacy, called also
Hansa and Hanseatic league, held its first diet in
1260, and was maintained for nearly four hundred years. At
one time the league comprised eighty-five cities. Its
remnants, L["u]beck, Hamburg, and Bremen, are {free
cities}, and are still frequently called Hanse towns.
[1913 Webster]Hanseatic \Han`se*at"ic\ (h[a^]n`s[-e]*[a^]t"[i^]k), a.
Pertaining to the Hanse towns, or to their confederacy.
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Hanseatic league. See under 2d Hanse.
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Inleague
(gcide) | Inleague \In*league"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inleagued; p. pr. &
vb. n. Inleaguing.]
To ally, or form an alliance with; to unite; to combine.
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With a willingness inleague our blood
With his, for purchase of full growth in friendship.
--Ford.
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Inleagued
(gcide) | Inleague \In*league"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inleagued; p. pr. &
vb. n. Inleaguing.]
To ally, or form an alliance with; to unite; to combine.
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With a willingness inleague our blood
With his, for purchase of full growth in friendship.
--Ford.
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Inleaguer
(gcide) | Inleaguer \In*lea"guer\, v. t.
To beleaguer. --Holland.
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Land League
(gcide) | Land League \Land League\ n.
In Ireland, a combination of tenant farmers and other,
organized, with Charles Stewart Parnell as president, in 1879
with a view to the reduction of farm rents and a
reconstruction of the land laws. -- Land"*lea`guer, n. --
Land"*lea`guism, n.
The Land League, of which Michael Davitt was the
founder, originated in Mayo in August, and at a Dublin
in October the organization was extended to all
Ireland, with Parnell as president. --Encyc. Brit.
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Landleaguer
(gcide) | Land League \Land League\ n.
In Ireland, a combination of tenant farmers and other,
organized, with Charles Stewart Parnell as president, in 1879
with a view to the reduction of farm rents and a
reconstruction of the land laws. -- Land"*lea`guer, n. --
Land"*lea`guism, n.
The Land League, of which Michael Davitt was the
founder, originated in Mayo in August, and at a Dublin
in October the organization was extended to all
Ireland, with Parnell as president. --Encyc. Brit.
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League
(gcide) | League \League\ (l[=e]g), n. [Cf. OE. legue, lieue, a measure of
length, F. lieue, Pr. lega, legua, It. & LL. lega, Sp. legua,
Pg. legoa, legua; all fr. LL. leuca, of Celtic origin: cf.
Arm. leo, lev (perh. from French), Ir. leige (perh. from
English); also Ir. & Gael. leac a flag, a broad, flat stone,
W. llech, -- such stones having perh. served as a sort of
milestone (cf. Cromlech).]
1. A measure of length or distance, varying in different
countries from about 2.4 to 4.6 English statute miles of
5,280 feet each, and used (as a land measure) chiefly on
the continent of Europe, and in the Spanish parts of
America. The marine league of England and the United
States is equal to three marine, or geographical, miles of
6080 feet each.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The English land league is equal to three English
statute miles. The Spanish and French leagues vary in
each country according to usage and the kind of
measurement to which they are applied. The Dutch and
German leagues contain about four geographical miles,
or about 4.6 English statute miles.
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2. A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of
a league. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]League \League\ (l[=e]g), n. [F. ligue, LL. liga, fr. L. ligare
to bind; cf. Sp. liga. Cf. Ally a confederate, Ligature.]
1. An alliance or combination of two or more nations,
parties, organizations, or persons, for the accomplishment
of a purpose which requires a continued course of action,
as for mutual defense, or for furtherance of commercial,
religious, or political interests, etc.
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And let there be
'Twixt us and them no league, nor amity. --Denham.
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2. Specifically: (Sports) An association of sports teams that
establishes rules of play, decides questions of membership
in the league, and organizes matches between the member
teams. In some cases a sports league is called a
conference, as in the National Football Conference.
[PJC]
Note: A league may be offensive or defensive, or both;
offensive, when the parties agree to unite in attacking
a common enemy; defensive, when they agree to a mutual
defense of each other against an enemy.
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The Holy League, an alliance of Roman Catholics formed in
1576 by influence of the Duke of Guise for the exclusion
of Protestants from the throne of France.
Solemn League and Covenant. See Covenant,2.
The land league, an association, organized in Dublin in
1879, to promote the interests of the Irish tenantry, its
avowed objects being to secure fixity of tenure, fair
rent, and free sale of the tenants' interest. It was
declared illegal by Parliament, but vigorous prosecutions
have failed to suppress it.
Syn: Alliance; confederacy; confederation; coalition;
combination; compact; cooperation.
[1913 Webster]League \League\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leagued; p. pr. & vb. n.
Leaguing.] [Cf. F. se liguer. See 2d League.]
To unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual
support; to confederate. --South.
[1913 Webster]League \League\, v. t.
To join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint purpose;
to combine; to unite; as, common interests will league
heterogeneous elements.
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League offensive and defensive
(gcide) | Offensive \Of*fen"sive\, a. [Cf. F. offensif. See Offend.]
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1. Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment;
displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.
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2. Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable;
revolting; noxious; as, an offensive smell; offensive
sounds. "Offensive to the stomach." --Bacon.
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3. Making the first attack; assailant; aggressive; hence,
used in attacking; -- opposed to defensive; as, an
offensive war; offensive weapons.
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League offensive and defensive, a leaque that requires all
the parties to it to make war together against any foe,
and to defend one another if attacked.
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Syn: Displeasing; disagreeable; distasteful; obnoxious;
abhorrent; disgusting; impertinent; rude; saucy;
reproachful; opprobrious; insulting; insolent; abusive;
scurrilous; assailant; attacking; invading.
[1913 Webster] -- Of*fen"sive*ly, adv. --
Of*fen"sive*ness, n.
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Leagued
(gcide) | League \League\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leagued; p. pr. & vb. n.
Leaguing.] [Cf. F. se liguer. See 2d League.]
To unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual
support; to confederate. --South.
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Leaguer
(gcide) | Leaguer \Lea"guer\, n. [D. leger camp, bed, couch, lair. See
Lair, and cf.Beleaguer.]
1. The camp of a besieging army; a camp in general. --b.
Jonson.
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2. A siege or beleaguering. [R.] --Sir W. Scott.
[1913 Webster]Leaguer \Lea"guer\, v. t.
To besiege; to beleaguer. [Obs.]
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Leaguerer
(gcide) | Leaguerer \Lea"guer*er\, n.
A besieger. [R.] --J. Webster.
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major league
(gcide) | major league \major league\ n. (Sports)
The most important league[2] in any sport (especially
baseball); contrasted with minor league. Its teams are more
competent, its members are paid more, and its games attract
more interest and publicity, than those of a minor league.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC] major-leaguemajor-league \major-league\, major league \major league\a.
1. Of or pertaining to a major league; as, major-league
football rules.
[PJC]
2. Among the best or most important of its class; as, a
major-league computer manufacturer.
[PJC] major-league club |
major leaguer
(gcide) | major leaguer \major leaguer\ n.
A member of a major-league baseball team.
[WordNet 1.5] |
major-league
(gcide) | major-league \major-league\, major league \major league\a.
1. Of or pertaining to a major league; as, major-league
football rules.
[PJC]
2. Among the best or most important of its class; as, a
major-league computer manufacturer.
[PJC] major-league club |
major-league club
(gcide) | major-league club \major-league club\, major-league team
\major-league team\n.
A sports team that plays in a major league.
[WordNet 1.5] |
major-league team
(gcide) | major-league club \major-league club\, major-league team
\major-league team\n.
A sports team that plays in a major league.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Marine league
(gcide) | Marine \Ma*rine"\, a. [L. marinus, fr. mare the sea: cf. F.
marin. See Mere a pool.]
1. Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean,
or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as, marine
productions or bodies; marine shells; a marine engine.
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2. (Geol.) Formed by the action of the currents or waves of
the sea; as, marine deposits.
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Marine acid (Chem.), hydrochloric acid. [Obs.]
Marine barometer. See under Barometer.
Marine corps, a corps formed of the officers,
noncommissioned officers, privates, and musicants of
marines.
Marine engine (Mech.), a steam engine for propelling a
vessel.
Marine glue. See under Glue.
Marine insurance, insurance against the perils of the sea,
including also risks of fire, piracy, and barratry.
Marine interest, interest at any rate agreed on for money
lent upon respondentia and bottomry bonds.
Marine law. See under Law.
Marine league, three geographical miles.
Marine metal, an alloy of lead, antimony, and mercury, made
for sheathing ships. --Mc Elrath.
Marine soap, cocoanut oil soap; -- so called because, being
quite soluble in salt water, it is much used on shipboard.
Marine store, a store where old canvas, ropes, etc., are
bought and sold; a junk shop. [Eng.]
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minor league
(gcide) | minor league \minor league\ n. Sport)
A league of professional sports teams less proficient than a
major leagues. Players in the minor leagues generally are
paid less than those in the major leagues, and their games
attract less atention.
Note: Certain minor league sports teams are often owned by
those owning a major league club, and the minor league
clubs are used to provide practise and opportunity for
evaluation for candidates who wish to play in the major
leagues.
Syn: minor league.
[WordNet 1.5] |
minor-league
(gcide) | minor-league \minor-league\ a.
Of or pertaining to a minor league.
[PJC]
2. Of mediocre talent or poor accomplishment; unimportant; --
of people; as, a minor-league physicist.
[PJC] |
Primrose League
(gcide) | Primrose League \Prim"rose` League\ (Eng. Politics)
A league of both sexes among the Conservatives, founded in
1883. So called because primrose was (erroneously, it is
said) taken to be the favorite flower of the Conservative
statesman Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield.
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Solemn League and Covenant
(gcide) | Solemn \Sol"emn\, a. [OE. solempne, OF. solempne, L. solemnis,
solennis, sollemnis, sollennis; sollus all, entire + annus a
year; properly, that takes place every year; -- used
especially of religious solemnities. Cf. Silly, Annual.]
1. Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or
connected with, religion; sacred.
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His holy rites and solemn feasts profaned. --Milton.
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The worship of this image was advanced, and a solemn
supplication observed everry year. --Bp.
Stillingfleet.
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2. Pertaining to a festival; festive; festal. [Obs.] "On this
solemn day." --Chaucer.
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3. Stately; ceremonious; grand. [Archaic]
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His feast so solemn and so rich. --Chaucer.
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To-night we hold a splemn supper. --Shak.
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4. Fitted to awaken or express serious reflections; marked by
seriousness; serious; grave; devout; as, a solemn promise;
solemn earnestness.
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Nor wanting power to mitigate and swage
With solemn touches troubled thoughts. --Milton.
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There reigned a solemn silence over all. --Spenser.
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5. Real; earnest; downright. [Obs. & R.]
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Frederick, the emperor, . . . has spared no expense
in strengthening this city; since which time we find
no solemn taking it by the Turks. --Fuller.
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6. Affectedly grave or serious; as, to put on a solemn face.
"A solemn coxcomb." --Swift.
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7. (Law) Made in form; ceremonious; as, solemn war;
conforming with all legal requirements; as, probate in
solemn form. --Burrill. --Jarman. --Greenleaf.
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Solemn League and Covenant. See Covenant, 2.
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Syn: Grave; formal; ritual; ceremonial; sober; serious;
reverential; devotional; devout. See Grave.
[1913 Webster]League \League\ (l[=e]g), n. [F. ligue, LL. liga, fr. L. ligare
to bind; cf. Sp. liga. Cf. Ally a confederate, Ligature.]
1. An alliance or combination of two or more nations,
parties, organizations, or persons, for the accomplishment
of a purpose which requires a continued course of action,
as for mutual defense, or for furtherance of commercial,
religious, or political interests, etc.
[1913 Webster]
And let there be
'Twixt us and them no league, nor amity. --Denham.
[1913 Webster]
2. Specifically: (Sports) An association of sports teams that
establishes rules of play, decides questions of membership
in the league, and organizes matches between the member
teams. In some cases a sports league is called a
conference, as in the National Football Conference.
[PJC]
Note: A league may be offensive or defensive, or both;
offensive, when the parties agree to unite in attacking
a common enemy; defensive, when they agree to a mutual
defense of each other against an enemy.
[1913 Webster]
The Holy League, an alliance of Roman Catholics formed in
1576 by influence of the Duke of Guise for the exclusion
of Protestants from the throne of France.
Solemn League and Covenant. See Covenant,2.
The land league, an association, organized in Dublin in
1879, to promote the interests of the Irish tenantry, its
avowed objects being to secure fixity of tenure, fair
rent, and free sale of the tenants' interest. It was
declared illegal by Parliament, but vigorous prosecutions
have failed to suppress it.
Syn: Alliance; confederacy; confederation; coalition;
combination; compact; cooperation.
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Texas league single
(gcide) | Texas Leaguer \Tex"as Leagu"er\ [From the Texas (baseball)
League.] (Baseball)
A short fly that falls too far out to be handled by an
infielder and too close in to be caught by an outfielder; --
called also Texas league single. [Cant]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Texas Leaguer
(gcide) | Texas Leaguer \Tex"as Leagu"er\ [From the Texas (baseball)
League.] (Baseball)
A short fly that falls too far out to be handled by an
infielder and too close in to be caught by an outfielder; --
called also Texas league single. [Cant]
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The Holy League
(gcide) | League \League\ (l[=e]g), n. [F. ligue, LL. liga, fr. L. ligare
to bind; cf. Sp. liga. Cf. Ally a confederate, Ligature.]
1. An alliance or combination of two or more nations,
parties, organizations, or persons, for the accomplishment
of a purpose which requires a continued course of action,
as for mutual defense, or for furtherance of commercial,
religious, or political interests, etc.
[1913 Webster]
And let there be
'Twixt us and them no league, nor amity. --Denham.
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2. Specifically: (Sports) An association of sports teams that
establishes rules of play, decides questions of membership
in the league, and organizes matches between the member
teams. In some cases a sports league is called a
conference, as in the National Football Conference.
[PJC]
Note: A league may be offensive or defensive, or both;
offensive, when the parties agree to unite in attacking
a common enemy; defensive, when they agree to a mutual
defense of each other against an enemy.
[1913 Webster]
The Holy League, an alliance of Roman Catholics formed in
1576 by influence of the Duke of Guise for the exclusion
of Protestants from the throne of France.
Solemn League and Covenant. See Covenant,2.
The land league, an association, organized in Dublin in
1879, to promote the interests of the Irish tenantry, its
avowed objects being to secure fixity of tenure, fair
rent, and free sale of the tenants' interest. It was
declared illegal by Parliament, but vigorous prosecutions
have failed to suppress it.
Syn: Alliance; confederacy; confederation; coalition;
combination; compact; cooperation.
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The land league
(gcide) | League \League\ (l[=e]g), n. [F. ligue, LL. liga, fr. L. ligare
to bind; cf. Sp. liga. Cf. Ally a confederate, Ligature.]
1. An alliance or combination of two or more nations,
parties, organizations, or persons, for the accomplishment
of a purpose which requires a continued course of action,
as for mutual defense, or for furtherance of commercial,
religious, or political interests, etc.
[1913 Webster]
And let there be
'Twixt us and them no league, nor amity. --Denham.
[1913 Webster]
2. Specifically: (Sports) An association of sports teams that
establishes rules of play, decides questions of membership
in the league, and organizes matches between the member
teams. In some cases a sports league is called a
conference, as in the National Football Conference.
[PJC]
Note: A league may be offensive or defensive, or both;
offensive, when the parties agree to unite in attacking
a common enemy; defensive, when they agree to a mutual
defense of each other against an enemy.
[1913 Webster]
The Holy League, an alliance of Roman Catholics formed in
1576 by influence of the Duke of Guise for the exclusion
of Protestants from the throne of France.
Solemn League and Covenant. See Covenant,2.
The land league, an association, organized in Dublin in
1879, to promote the interests of the Irish tenantry, its
avowed objects being to secure fixity of tenure, fair
rent, and free sale of the tenants' interest. It was
declared illegal by Parliament, but vigorous prosecutions
have failed to suppress it.
Syn: Alliance; confederacy; confederation; coalition;
combination; compact; cooperation.
[1913 Webster] |
arab league
(wn) | Arab League
n 1: an international organization of independent Arab states
formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and
military and political and social cooperation |
baseball league
(wn) | baseball league
n 1: a league of baseball teams |
basketball league
(wn) | basketball league
n 1: a league of basketball teams |
beleaguer
(wn) | beleaguer
v 1: annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of
his stammer" [syn: tease, badger, pester, bug,
beleaguer]
2: surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged
Vienna" [syn: besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in,
circumvent] |
beleaguering
(wn) | beleaguering
n 1: the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified
place and isolates it while continuing to attack [syn:
siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade] |
big league
(wn) | big league
n 1: the most important league in any sport (especially
baseball) [syn: major league, big league, majors] |
big leaguer
(wn) | big leaguer
n 1: a member of a major-league baseball team [syn: {major
leaguer}, big leaguer] |
bowling league
(wn) | bowling league
n 1: a league of bowling teams |
bush league
(wn) | bush league
n 1: a league of teams that do not belong to a major league
(especially baseball) [syn: minor league, minors, {bush
league}] |
bush leaguer
(wn) | bush leaguer
n 1: a player on a minor-league baseball team [syn: {minor
leaguer}, bush leaguer] |
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